Chenggong Fire Belly Newt

Chenggong Fire Belly Newt
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Caudata
Family:	Salamandridae
Genus:	Cynops
Species:	C. chenggongensis
Binomial name
Cynops chenggongensis

Chenggong Fire Belly Newt (Cynops chenggongensis) is a species of newts of China.

The Genus Cynops is due for a split. the Chinese species wil be one genus and the Japanese species another. Cynops chenggongenis is at the centre of all this. There is much debate about the validity of Cynops cyanurus and Cynops chenggongensis. There is a suggestion that most of the captive animals labelled Cynops cyanurus could be chenggongensis. Further analysis of the genus is needed to clarify the situation.

References

• Liang & Feng (2004). Cynops chenggongensis. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes a range map and a brief justification of why this species is listed as data deficient